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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Fraud email example:

From: lilian sizo <lilisizo18@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <lilisizo@aol.com>
Date: Sat, 11 Aug 2007 12:54:14 +0200
Subject: An Urgent Investment Assistance and Business Collaboration



Mrs. Lilian Sizo & Benson Sizo (son)Tel: +27-83-494-6617.
VERY PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL Dear Sir/Madam,
I got your contact courtesy of the South African chamber of commerce and Industry business Directory here in Johannesburg . My name is Mrs. Lilian Sizo, the former wife of Former Defense Minister, Gabriel Sizo of the republic of Gabon in Central Africa . I and my only son are presently residing in Johannesburg , South Africa where we seek political Asylum following the latest dissolution of our 25- year-old marriage. Before my marriage with the former defense minister Gabriel Sizo which finally broke-up, I was able to move out some reasonable sum of Money in US$ currencies out of the Presidential Villa in Libreville, which I intend to invest for myself and my only son. This fund amounts to a total of US$31M (Thirty One Million US Dollars) and this money is safely kept in the security vault of a private security company in Johannesburg pending when I will find a trusted foreign business partner.
I am interested in any business you think can be very viable in your country as long as the business will not fail me because the lives of me and my son depends on this money as we may never in life go back to his father who out rightly abandoned us. In your reply please indicate a few businesses you think will be of mutual benefit to both me and yourself. We will be glad to part with a reasonable percentage of the total fund to you for all your assistance towards moving this money out of Johannesburg to your country and helping us in term of reasonable investment opportunities that will be of mutual benefit to my family and also your humble self. Please indicate your willing and also include your private phone and fax numbers for quicker communication, the above numbers are my private telephone and fax numbers.

For further enquiries, you may wish to call me or my son on the above telephone numbers. Please maintain absolute confidentiality of this privileged piece of information and proposal as it is never the wish of me and my son that His father (Gabriel Sizo) ever knows our way about for life.

Hoping to meet you very soon as our business relationship improves. God bless you as we await your favorable reply. Mrs. Lilian Sizo & Benson Sizo
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